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UNITED STATES PATE OFFTCE.

T. G. EISVALD, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Speceaton of Letters Patent No. 21,875, dated October 26, 1858.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE Gr. ErswALD, of the city and county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usefulImprovement Upon Machines for lashing Clothes; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full7 clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation otl it7 reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this speciication, in which- Figure lrepresents, the whole machine; Fig. 2, the inner cylinder or partition;Fig. 3, the ends or drawheads of the inner cylinder; Fig. 4, the innerdrum head of the outer cylinder or partition.

The accompanying drawing will show the manner in which the machine worksand its parts.

is the outer cylinder which is made to revolve one way by a cross beltc.

B is the inner cylinder which is made to revolve in the oppositedirection by being connected with crank f, so that the same powerapplied to crank f, acts upon shaft G, thus causing the two cylinders torotate around a common center at the same time and in oppositedirections. Cog wheels may be used instead of belting to obtain the samemotion, as they are much cheaper.

is placed.

Figs. 3 and 4 exhibit the manner in which 1t is proposed to place thelayers or lines of rubber or other hard substance on the drum head ofthe outer and inner cylinders, so as to come nearly in contact onlyatthe center.

Fig. 2 letter B shows the layers or lines of rubber, or some other hardsubstance at the surface of the inner, and Fig. l letter C shows thelayers on the interior of the outer cylinder. Y

That I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The arrangement,construction and combination of the two cylinders, A, B, revolvingl indifferent directions`r substantially as and for the purposes hereinshown and described.

THEODORE Gr. EISVVALD.

lVitnesses:

JAMES E. BLAGKMAR, GEORGE W. BALLOU.

is a large boX on which the machine

